By Jack Weatherford

Apart from its inapt title, Genghis Khan dies rather early on in this account and many of the battles are led by his numerous offspring. This book is a successful account of the century of turmoil brought to the world by a then little-known nation of itinerant hunters. In researching this book, Weatherford (Savages and Civilization), a professor of anthropology at Macalaster College, traveled thousands of miles, many on horseback, tracing Genghis Khan's steps into places unseen by Westerners since the khan's death and employing what he calls an "archeology of movement." Weatherford knows the story of the medieval Mongol conquests is gripping enough not to need superfluous embellishments "the personalities and the wars they waged provide plenty of color and suspense. In just 25 years, in a manner that inspired the blitzkrieg, the Mongols conquered more lands and people than the Romans had in over 400 years.

Published Date: 15/08/2005 Format: PaperBack ISBN: 0-609-80964-4 Publisher: Three River Press Rating: Retail price: US Dollar $ 14.95 (Rs. 1,069.52) Our price: Rs. 750.00 You Save: Rs. 319.52 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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